Staples Principal Stafford Thomas Jr., far left, congratulates the high school’s National Merit Scholarship semifinalists, from left, Samuel Rossoni, Andrew Rebello, Alexander Sod and Jackson Tracey.
National Merit Scholarship semifinalists at Staples also include, from left, Angelina Matra, Carolina Proctor, Megan Sargent, Anna Ji and Kendra Cheng, with Assistant Principal Patrick Micinilio.
Ryan Tzou
Alexander Esser

WESTPORT — Twelve Staples High School seniors have qualified as semifinalists in the 70th annual National Merit Scholarship program. 

They are: William Boberski, Kendra Cheng, Alexander Esser, Anna Ji, Angelina Matra, Carolina Proctor, Andrew Rebello, Samuel Rossoni, Megan Sargent, Alexander Sod, Jackson Tracey and Ryan Tzou.

The Staples students are among 16,000 semifinalists nationwide competing for 6,870 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $26 million, according to school officials.

The semifinalists comprise fewer than 1 percent of more than 1.3 million students who took the 2023 PSAT/NMSQT qualifying exam.

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